From my experience, students learn better when the class is interactive and the teacher makes it fun and meaningful for them. Students love to have something to say in what and how they learn.

“When will I ever need this?” This question, too often heard in the classroom, indicates that a student is not engaged. If a student does not believe that what they’re learning is important, they won’t want to learn, so it’s important to demonstrate how the subject relates to them.

They like to be involved and has hands on activities, they prefer visual things instead of just talking. We all know that our students prefer looking at a screen than at a book, they prefer when we use visuals, flashcards, infographics, quizzes, and new technology.

Students are more likely to be enthusiastic about learning if they feel their work is recognized and valued. We must encourage open communication and free thinking with your students to make them feel important. 

Whether learning takes place in a formal setting such as a school, a non-formal setting such as a community or cultural centre or the informal setting of the home, all learning is good and learning is valuable. All learning contributes to an individual’s growth, not only cognitively, but emotionally and socially.

In a non-formal or informal environment students may learn different things from what they learn in a formal environment and vice-versa. All the three forms of education complete each other and work towards the student’s benefit.

To link the three forms of education, students could determine the pace of learning and are totally free to move around in classrooms, searching for the best place to stay and learn, even if it is outside the school premises and, to make use of available means to dominate the subjects that catch their interest.

- At the beginning of each semester, we can give students a chance to voice their opinions about how they would like to learn about the topics we have planned for the semester. We can ask them some questions: What ways have they enjoyed learning in the past? What was their favorite activity from last semester, and why? A few specific questions can get the dialogue rolling and give you greater insight into their thoughts. Afterwards, we can think about how we might incorporate their ideas without changing the core curriculum. 

- Technology is becoming increasingly important in the classroom as it grows and evolves. Technology allows students to share and present their work to the whole classroom. It helps them make their work more engaging and interactive using screen grabs, Web links, or recorded video and images from document cameras and mobile devices. We can encourage students to take an assignment and come up with new ways to make it more dynamic and to share it, to encourage more collaboration among their peers.